However, if Otherland was not created by one single god it is the joint product of an earthbound collective of minds, identities, mythologies and desires, and god, in a world as !Xabbu sees it, could very well be the ‘dream that is dreaming us. Many Otherland sim worlds exist to be future heavens for would-be gods. It is this unpredictability which makes the Other into a perfect god-figure per definition. It is a childlike, experimental and uncaring god that knows no morality, because it is unfamiliar with humanity’s rules. ![]() Yet, the omnipresent ‘Other,’ the ‘Sky God,’ who is literally placed in ‘heaven’ (aka a satellite orbiting Earth), is the only ‘being’ that is understood as a true god in this saga. Godliness appears in many disguises in god complexes, religious metaphors, figures and spaces. Through an inflationary usage of the word ‘god,’ the tale is as much about its meaninglessness, as about possible interpretations for the digital age. Several returning themes in this narrative are followed to throw light on ideas of godliness, for instance death, myth, age or proportions. There are travellers in ‘Otherland,’ who have been ‘swallowed’ by this virtual network and who are all on their own Homeric quests, wrestling with their understandings of god. ![]() But having broken into the amazing worlds within worlds that make up this universe, they are trapped, unable to escape back to their own flesh-and-blood bodies in the real world.Īnd as dangers and circumstances split their party into small, widely scattered groups, their only hope of reuniting lies in returning again and again to the River that flows-in one form or another-through all the worlds.But the odds seem to be completely against them as they-and the one outsider with whom they might join forces-become hopelessly lost in realms where an Ice Age tribe's fears can only be quenched in blood.where insects are as large and deadly as dinosaurs.where they are caught in the war between a man made of straw and one made of tin.where cartoon ads take on a life of their own.where humans strive to survive in the aftermath of an alien invasion.and where one among their party is actually The Grail Brotherhood's most terrifying weapon-a sociopathic killer who has never failed and whose current mission is to make certain that not even one member of this little invasion force lives long enough to reveal the truth about Otherland to the people of Earth.Tad Williams’ Otherland series (1996-2001) journeys through several definitions of godliness from human history. Otherland Item Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. City of Golden Shadow Otherland Book 1, Tad Williams. ![]() For they have exacted a terrible price from humanity in the process, and even their highly organized global conspiracy cannot hide the nature of their crimes forever.And now a small band of adventurers has penetrated the veil of secrecy that prevents the uninitiated from entering Otherland. Download Audiobooks by Tad Williams at and save. Though their purpose in creating Otherland is still a mystery, it may not remain so for long. But this most exclusive of places is also one of the world's best kept secrets, created and controlled by an organization made up of the world's most powerful and ruthless individuals, a private cartel known-to those who know of their existence at all-as The Grail Brotherhood. In many ways it is humankind's most stunning achievement: a private, multidimensional universe built over two generations by the greatest minds of the twenty-first century. ![]() Second book in New York Times-bestselling author Tad Williams's cyberpunk fantasy series - "Tad Williams is the brightest and best of the fantasists." ―Neil Gaiman, author of American Gods
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